Barren Lands
62°52’N 105°31’W
It’s better in the Barren Lands – a remote and otherworldly zone of glacial eskers, rock-ribbed hills, and artifacts from the Chipewyan and Caribou Inuit cultures. You’ll find a treeless expanse legendary for paddling, fishing and wildlife viewing. It is where beasts roam wild, such as barren ground grizzlies, muskoxen, and arctic wolves who survey their empire from atop ancient outcrops, impervious to human visitors. Here are the headwaters of the storied Thelon River, with it’s gin-clear waters and rarely paddled tributaries. Reached by floatplane from Yellowknife and Fort Smith, paddling in the Central Arctic provides a lifetime of stories.
